Project Officer at Corona Management Systems

Job Description

• The Project Officer is a junior role on our health division team and this colleague will spend 75% of his/her time working on the delivery of ongoing and new projects (covering diverse areas such as vertical disease control programmes, AMR, Supply Chain, evaluations and assessments, etc) and 25% of his/her time on supporting business development to grow our portfolio in Nigeria and in the region.
• The Project Officer will have 2-3 years’ relevant experience in public health project management, partnership and stakeholder management, and technical writing. Candidate should also have relevant experience to be able to support the management of workshops, expert/stakeholder consultations, in-country presentations, and coordination activities for programmes and projects across the country. Experience in engaging with government are desirable.
• Specific responsibilities will include:
• Support the development of project plans with timelines and deliverables and lead project to successful completion, on-time and on-budget, from start to finish with limited senior management guidance
• Support the smooth rollout and implementation of projects per agreed project plan and timelines
• Support hiring and managing of project teams and data collection agencies/external consultants
• Ensure the development of client reports and presentations and delivery of all or significant portions of findings to the client
• Negotiate and manage third party contracts for data collection and/or other activities
• Support on-site technical assistance visits to partners as needed/requested
• Represent the team in stakeholder/client/consortium meetings
• Provide inputs to the process of proposal preparation and/or modifications including overall bid integrity, understanding the needs of the stakeholders, and driving development of relevant and cost- competitive bids
• Identify partners, consultants, and subject matter experts in the country and region for bids and pursuits
• Develop and/or elevate new business opportunities through the identification of follow-on work and new leads
• Engage with stakeholders in the public health ecosystem to identify and build out new business opportunities
• Support marketing and outreach efforts, including point of view and editorial pieces, and stakeholder engagement activities